1717
Kyôhô 2 (享保二年)
Timeline of 1717
- 1717/1/22 A big fire burns down more than 200 blocks in Edo.
- 1717/2/3 Ooka Tadasuke becomes Edo Machi Bugyo.
- 1717/2/16 Farmers riot in Tottori han.
- 1717/3/2 Shogun invites Dutch merchants to Edo.
- 1717/6 Bakufu establishes Ginza in Sado island.
- 1717/7/17 Masai Sômai Megataki uchi.
- 1717/9/27 Mizuno Tadayuki becomes Rôjû.
Other Events of 1717
- Battles of Coxinga becomes the first bunraku play to be adapted to kabuki and performed in Edo. It is performed at the Morita-za, Ichimura-za, and Nakamura-za.
- Clothing shop Daimonji-ya opens in Kyoto; it will be the predecessor to the modern-day Daimaru department store chain.
- Tea shop Ippodô opens on Teramachi-dôri; it has grown and remains open today.
Births and Deaths
- Baba Bunkô is born (d. 1758).
- Onoe Kikugorô I is born (d. 1783).
- Yamashita Hanzaemon dies (b. 1652).
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